Types of Violence
Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
Violence
This theory argues that people learn violent behaviors by observing and imitating others in their environment.
What is Social Learning Theory?
This Colorado man murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 2018, claiming he was coerced into it by his mistress.
Who is Chris Watts?
What is the FBI’s definition of a serial killer in terms of the number of victims?
What is two or more victims in separate events?
This bird is traditionally served as the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a Turkey?
This type of serial killer is motivated by thrill-seeking and derives pleasure from the act of killing.
Hedonistic Serial Killer
This theory suggests that crime occurs when there is a motivated offender, a suitable target, and a lack of capable guardianship.
What is Routine Activities Theory?
These brothers killed their wealthy parents in 1989, later claiming years of abuse as their defense.
Who are the Menendez Brothers?
This term describes a methodical serial killer who plans their crimes and takes measures to avoid capture.
What is an organized serial killer?
This popular Thanksgiving side dish is made from bread, herbs, and seasonings and is often cooked inside the turkey.
What is stuffing or Dressing?
Violence directed at a person or group based on their race, religion, or sexual orientation is called this.
What is a Hate Crime?
According to this theory, individuals commit crimes because of societal strain, such as the inability to achieve culturally approved goals.
What is Strain Theory?
This infamous serial killer charmed his way into the lives of his victims and was ultimately executed in 1989.
Who is Ted Bundy?
Name the serial killer known as the "Killer Clown," who murdered over 30 young men in the 1970s and buried many of them under his house.
This U.S. President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This term describes premeditated violence aimed at instilling fear in a population for political or ideological purposes.
This theory states that individuals commit crimes because they learn and imitate behaviors from their environment, mainly through observing others.
What is Social Learning Theory?
This woman was accused of orchestrating the murder of her abusive mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, in 2015.
Who is Gypsy Rose Blanchard?
What is the term for the psychological or emotional gratification that a serial killer derives from keeping items belonging to their victims?
What are souvenirs?
The famous Thanksgiving Day Parade is hosted in this U.S. city and features giant balloons of characters.
What is New York City?
A situation where multiple victims are killed in a single event without a cooling-off period is classified as this.
What is a Mass Murder?
This theory, developed by Travis Hirschi, argues that strong social bonds with family, school, and community reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior.
What is Social Bond Theory?
This Milwaukee serial killer killed 17 men, often keeping body parts as trophies, before being caught in 1991
Who is Jeffery Dahmer?
This serial killer, active in California in the 1960s, claimed to have killed 37 people and taunted police with cryptic letters and ciphers, many of which remain unsolved.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
This is the name for the Friday following Thanksgiving, known for massive shopping deals and sales.
What is Black Friday?